July 20, 2022
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of July 15 – July 21
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July 14, 2022
UNC-Duke Project Wins Prize in American Heart Association Heart Failure Data Challenge
Melissa Caughey, Ph.D., assistant professor in the UNC/NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, and Duke University’s Vishal Rao, M.D., (B.S. UNC/NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering) won third place in a collaboration as contestants in the American Heart Association Heart Failure Data Challenge.
July 13, 2022
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of July 8 – July 14
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July 12, 2022
UNC, N.C. A&T Team to Lead Project to Address Social Determinants of Health in Women of Color
As part of the American Heart Association’s pledge to address social determinants of health in women of color, Alison Stuebe, MD, and her team of researchers received a $2.4-million grant to develop a curriculum that cultivates trust among patients and health team members.
July 6, 2022
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of July 1 – July 7
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June 22, 2022
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of June 17 – June 23
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June 16, 2022
Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Q&A with Dr. Cindy Gay
An independent expert advisory committee recommended 21-0 that the FDA grant emergency use authorization for a fourth COVID-19 vaccine, made by Novavax. Cindy Gay, MD, MPH, discusses the Novavax data, its effectiveness, and how it's different from the other three COVID-19 vaccines.
June 15, 2022
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of June 10 – June 16
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June 8, 2022
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of June 3 – June 9
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June 8, 2022
Pfaff Featured in NIH Director’s Blog
NIH Director's Blog features a UNC-led study on how a well-trained computer and its artificial intelligence can help identify potential Long COVID patients. The study, led by UNC School of Medicine's Emily Pfaff, PhD, was published in the journal The Lancet Digital Health.
June 2, 2022
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of May 27 – June 2
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May 26, 2022
Study Confirms Pathogenesis of EV-D68 Virus Causing Polio-like Paralyzing Illness in Children
Twelve years after a five-year-old boy died from acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), researchers continued to investigate the pathology and immune response of this polio-like illness. A new case report in the New England Journal of Medicine provides evidence that Enterovirus D68 RNA and protein were found in the spinal cord of preserved autopsy tissue– proof that EV-D68 causes AFM. Dr. Matthew Vogt, MD, PhD, is the corresponding author of the paper.